Whitehead, who featured in the debut season of Idol in 2003, later hosted music clip show Video Hits for a number of years before appearing in The Secret Life of Us, then Home and Away, before trying his luck in the U.S. He appeared on Shameless and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Axle, back in the day

Yep, that's him. But he may be remembered most infamously for exposing his penis, and simulating masturbation on a trophy, at the 2006 ARIA awards.

Anyway, with that history behind us, and that image fresh in your mind, Whitehead has made his long-awaited return to Australian screens by endorsing Duncan McGauchie, the Liberal candidate for Murray. Whitehead, wearing a hat that appears to say "Me Undies", tries to teach locals how to say the candidate's name. For the record, it's "Mer-gekky", not "Mc-Gow-Chee".

When will we see an Osher Gunsberg run for the Senate? A Shannon Noll for Prime Minister campaign? Only time will tell.